“Waiting is painful. Forgetting is painful. But not knowing which to do is the worst kind of suffering.”
By The River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept (1994)
Variant: Waiting Hurts. Forgetting Hurts. But not knowing which decision to take is the worst of suffering.
Source: By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept
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Paulo Coelho 844
Brazilian lyricist and novelist 1947Related quotes
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“By far the worst pain
Is not to understand
Why without love or hate
My heart's full of pain.”
C'est bien la pire peine
De ne savoir pourquoi
Sans amour et sans haine
Mon cœur a tant de peine!
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